Open Source Acronis True Image Alternatives for Linux

Acronis True Image is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best open source Linux alternative is Clonezilla. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Acronis True Image and many of them are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to Acronis True Image are Rescuezilla, Rclone, rsync and Restic.

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Acronis True Image alternatives are mainly Backup Clients, but if you're looking for File Sync Tools or Online Backup Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Open Source, Windows and Windows + Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Acronis True Image.
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  1. Clonezilla icon
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    Discover a free, open-source solution for disk imaging and cloning. Clonezilla ensures efficient large-scale deployment by simultaneously cloning over 40 computers. Supports unicasting and multicasting for versatile backup, based on Partclone and more for enhanced speed. Ideal for tech pros.

    76 Clonezilla alternatives

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  2. Rescuezilla icon
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    Free and straightforward disk cloning and imaging software that boots from a USB, supporting Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Interoperable with Clonezilla and can recover and extract files. Includes partition editing, undeleting, and NTFS recovery. No installation needed.

    43 Rescuezilla alternatives

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  3. Rclone icon
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    Versatile command-line utility for syncing, copying, and verifying files across local disks and multiple cloud storage providers. Features include hash-based integrity checks, timestamp preservation, compression, encryption, and mounting storage as drives for backup and transfer tasks.

    107 Rclone alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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  4. rsync icon
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    Utility for Unix file and directory synchronization using delta encoding for efficient transfer, supports compression, incremental backup, remote operation via SSH, customizable filters, permission and timestamp preservation, and daemon mode on TCP 873.

    143 rsync alternatives

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  5. Restic icon
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    restic is a program that does backups right. The design goals are: Easy, Fast, Verifiable, Secure, Efficient, Free.

    72 Restic alternatives

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  6. Kopia icon
     40 likes

    Kopia is a fast and secure open-source backup/restore tool that manages filesystem snapshots in a remote storage. It features client-side encryption, compression, backup policies. command-line interface and more.

    24 Kopia alternatives

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  7. UrBackup icon
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    UrBackup is a open source client/server backup system, that through a combination of image and file backups accomplishes both data safety and a fast restoration time.

    57 UrBackup alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  8. BorgBackup icon
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    BorgBackup (short: Borg) is a deduplicating backup program. Optionally, it supports compression and authenticated encryption.

    46 BorgBackup alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  9. Déjà Dup icon
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    Déjà Dup is a simple backup tool. It hides the complexity of doing backups the Right Way (encrypted, off-site, and regularly) and uses Restic behind the scenes.

    93 Déjà Dup alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  10. Foxclone icon
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    An image backup, restore and clone tool. Foxclone is a front end for partclone written in Pascal using the Lazarus IDE.

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  11. Plakar icon
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    An open-source backup and restore platform built for modern workloads. It offers encrypted, deduplicated, and instantly recoverable snapshots across file systems, object stores and cloud environments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (ISC)

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